GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
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| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
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| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
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| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
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